Feminism, as well as critical theory, post-structuralism or post-colonialism, is considered in International Relations as an approach rather than a theory. However, all these give different understandings by uncovering power relations and questioning what foundational theories view as certainties in the world (Georgis and Lugosi, 2014, pp.77-78). In order to understand to what extent the… Continue reading Is feminism as an IR theory ethnocentric? Discuss.

At the end of the Cold War, a new approach emerged in International Relations theory. As a critique of the two mainstream approaches in the US known as neo-liberalism and neo-realism, a more European theory, namely constructivism, gained credibility and became more and more popular. As a response to rational theories, this social position, which… Continue reading To what extent is anarchy what states make of it?

Foreign Policy in Fiction: The Ghostwriter As he is spending the winter on an island off New England for talks with his new ghost writer in order to write his memoirs, Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), the former British Prime Minister, finds himself at the heart of a media and judicial storm. The press reports that… Continue reading Foreign Policy Analysis: Portfolio